Releasable sinker for use with fishing tackle



Aug. 17, 1943. F. J. MILLER 2,326,876

RELEASABLE SINKER FOR USE WITH FISHING TACKLE Filed Jan. 6, 1942JNVENTOR. Feta Manse BY g-r/avmw n rfoeA/cY j proved 'sinkerhavingreleasable 1 spinner W 2326,876 v n E S INKER FOR' S WI :1 Francisco,Qailjiflifi i V i 6, i942, sea s 425,794" V 5 invention relatesltoreleasing di b i fishin d nes and "m e .rar i ular an; :i e

lines embodied therein. jv

- Annobje'ct ofgmy inventionis', to provide an 5 improved sinker havinga releasingdevic'e enibodied therein, which, when'the sinker zisj un -t'releasab ly caught and held in an'inaccessihle; position beneath thesurface of the water where.- '-in the fishing operation"-is carried' on,enables a fisherman to detachth'e fishing line and e'fiecttl'ielrecovery of the line and the'hooks it carries,

Wit h thisand other objects in view, the :pres-f Y zent inventionconsists of certain novel features of construction; combination and?arrangement r 1 of parts tohehereinaftermore particular1y'de-f scribed.t 1 In the acco mpanyingdrawingz J g I a Fig. 1 shows' iny inventioninoperation;

, Fig.2 is a sectional view of a sinker havir'ig a V releasingdeviceembodied therein; and

means, for shin v the casting operation is carried out, or the sinkermay be 'cast' w ithout' the said hole and .then

1443 -52) 1 7 of the liind jsimwaina descrihedfThe rod en gagingmember}! is preferably-positioned;in the lcasingaprioritoif'the closingof thefends' thereof, and theipointed'endof]the v through I the alignedholes ,in-the adjacent ends of ,theicasing and thepmernb v fis pressedinwardly untilitsgroove '1 reoeivesthe inwardly protruding part-sf Ii!of the legs 8. The p various parts of the releasing, device may be d'5is the'ri passed assembled in oth'rways if desired. When the sinkeris vast,'-tlr e'releasing device is suitably i positioned'in'the mold beforethe lead is poured into the latter, and inthis way thecasing is; rfirmiy,irnhe'dded inthe sinker. ."The hole'in the sinker .fleadingto thealigned openings in'the member 8 and {the casing imay be'forme'd whendrilled to provide the-same. The rod engaging Fig; 3- is a sectionalview of a rnodified form of. myinvention showing a sinker 'having aduplex releasing device embodied thereinz;

r Referring to the drawing, the'numeral l designates a fishing linewhichis equippedwith fish ing hooks 2 and a sinker}. 7v Thersinker is;pro-

which permits" the videdw with releasing means,"

1 releaseandrecovery or he line and its attached 1 hooks when thesinlier is caught and held inan inaccessible position beneaththelsurfacel 0f; -the water wherein the fishing operationis carried] on.Imhedded within the body of the sinker is a J I. releasing device "forf-t-he' fishing-lines comprising an elongated casing 4 which i'spreie'ra'bly rec'- tangular or square'incrosssectionh One endot thecasing has a suitable openin registry with an opening the sinker, v

ably extending through saidopenings isjazrod 5. 7 The rod 5 is providedat oneendwith' 'aneyefi to which'the end of the line I is normallyfastened. Theoppos'iteend of the rod-is pointed, 1

' :In Eig. 3 a. so. I

shoWn'a-s being imbedded inside the sinker 3. In

this-particular embodiment of my invention thereareiprojvidedtworodjengaging membersi? Or the and an annular notchorigroove; Tl is formed therein near its-pointed 911C415" L'oc'atedinsideth casing is and engaging U sh'aped member :8" made preferablyfrom flexible metalas'uch as copper, brass, or rust-proof steel,havingfan opening- .i in itscentraLpart and substantially'parallelilegs'1 9 which are formed with inwardly protruding parts in thatare'adaptedtofenterthe groove 1 of the rod and thereby'normally" preventthe r said rod fromheing detached from the casing 4.

In constructing the releasing device, a sheet of J a copper, brass orrust-proof metal is first cut into the proper shape and-theniormed intoa casing i'c'h is in" and slidmember 8' is preferably made soas topermit the release of the rod 5 only when aTpredeterm-inedi;-

pvll'is'. exerted on the line In ordinary prac,-

tice "the legs '9' of the rod "engaging member 8 twill not give waygtopermit the release or the grooved rod 5 until there is exerteda'precleteb mined outward pull upon the latter.gThe; p ar-. ti'cu'larnumber of pounds pull" required toeffect.

,th'ereleaselof the'rod 5 from the engaginglegs SS -oi the member" 8, ispreferably such that'a release of the'line frorn thesinke'r w'illno-t be7 efiected during the normal fishing operation, but only when the sinkerbecomes lodg'ed'ina crevice or is caught in some other way. In the eventthe sinker becomes"lodged insome inaccessible structure while' fishing,the line and hooksfmay g V be detached 7. therefrom by exerting, vasuitable pull on the'line. The sinker and a part of the releasing deviceis lost when the rod SlJecomes -released from the legs 9 of the members' but "the line,'=i ts leader and the hooks, which repr'e- V jsenta-su-bstantial part of the fishing tackleare f salvaged. l; v

kind described'inside thecasing l l andthere'are jalso provided'two rodsl'3, one"extending through i an oversized opening in the sinker leadingtoone 'end of the casing and the other extending: 1 7 through anotheroversized opening in the sinker leading to vthe opposite end of thecasing" The.

:The sinkers comprising apart oi 'my invention stantially longer casingH is rods [3 are provided with eye-i may assume any desired shape, itbeing understood that the drawing is intended for illustration purposesonly and does not define the scope of myinvention. V

In my co-pending application filed February ll), 1941, Serial No.378,210' entitled Releasing 1 device for fishing lines, I have shown,described and claimed a releasing device not imbedded in a sinker, "butone which is interposed between the latter and v the end of. a'fishingline; The present application. is a continuation inpart' of my'saidmember, the said. flexible member being so constructed and arranged asto allow the detach- .ment of theelong'zited member when a prede- V ablyextending into the body having means at one application Serial No.378,210.

' Having described my invention, whatIclaim r '1'. In a sinker, aweighted body, aicasingimbedded in the body, 'a member removably extending into the casing, and vresilient means in the casingfordetachably engaging with and nor; mally holding the member, thesaidmeans being termined pulLis exerted thereon. V

, 3. Ina sinker, a weighted body, arod removend -for the-att'achment'ofa fishing line, and resilient means anchored in the weighted body forreleasablyengagingv with and normally holding the said rod; the saidlast mentioned meansbeing so'constructed and arranged as to permit therelease of the rod when a predetermined pull is exertedthereon. r

i 'z-lnfla' sinker a weighted body, a connecting member normally;extending into the weighted ",bodyiordetachably connecting a; fishingline to [the weighted body; and resilient means anchored adapted torelease the member when apredeter-y mined pull is exerted on thes'aidmember.

2. a sinker, a weighted body, a casing"imbedded in the body, anelongated member retire-v ably'extending into the'casing, havinganotched:

end which is'normally positioned in the casing, I

anda flexible member in the casing r01 releasably engaging with notchedend 9 the elongated to andpositioned inside the weighted body forreleasahly-engaging with and holdingthe connect:

ing member, the said means being so constructed and arranged as'toallow-the detachment of the connecting member from the weighted}bodywhena predetermined pan is exerted inga certain direction on the'connectingmember. v

W P i MILLER

